The effects of nursing home placement on family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease

Gerontologist

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 819-826

  Lieberman, Morton A ^a   Fisher, Lawrence ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregiver burden; Dementia; Placement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0035212438     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/41.6.819     Document Type: Article

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